A new study reports that chronic stress in adolescence is linked to how much childhood time was spent in poverty. Such stress sets the stage for a host of physical and mental problems. (Aug. 9, 2012)
Students in Cornell's Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service and the Urban Semester Summer Program co-hosted a free health fair July 28 in Brooklyn. (Aug. 9, 2012)
Poul B. Petersen, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has received a National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award. (Aug. 9, 2012)
Cornell has been recognized as one of the top U.S. universities for its promotion of traffic safety, placing second, for the second consecutive year, in the National Law Enforcement Challenge. (Aug. 9, 2012)
A team of Cornell scholars is studying living great whites and other sharks as well as fossilized teeth to gain insight into sharks' ancient ancestors, using the latest imaging technology. (Aug. 8, 2012)
Regardless of sexual orientation, youths who don't conform to the norms for their gender are less happy that teens who do, reports a new Cornell study. (Aug. 8, 2012)
Electing such officials as state court judges has drawbacks, compared with appointing them, finds a new study. Elected state court judges vary widely in their sentencing, the study reports. (Aug. 8, 2012)
Meghan French, an assistant vice president at Pace University, has been named director of external relations for the new CornellNYC Tech campus in New York City. (Aug. 8, 2012)
A new bird species in Peru was discovered by young Cornell graduates, who named it in honor of Cornell Lab of Ornithology Executive Director John W. Fitzpatrick. (Aug. 7, 2012)
New data released by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell shows the Northeast's seven-month average of 49.9 degrees was the warmest such period since record keeping began. (Aug. 7, 2012)
The Cornell Council for the Arts is accepting applications from students, organizations, faculty, departments and programs for its next grant cycle, supporting new creative projects in 2012-13. (Aug. 7, 2012)
